Halkapınar
Looking at the İZBAN platform from the westbound metro platform.
General information
Coordinates	38°15′38″N27°06′02″E / 38.260615°N 27.100646°E /38.260615; 27.100646
System	İZBANcommuter rail station İzmir Metrorapid transit station Tram İzmirlight-rail station
Owned by	Turkish State Railways andİzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Line	İzmir-Afyon railway
Platforms	1island platform (İZBAN) 2island platforms (İzmir Metro) 1island platform (Konak Tram) 13 bus bays
Tracks	7
Bus routes	ESHOT:Halkapınar: 53, 102, 154, 168, 364, 418, 475, 498, 501, 502, 503, 504, 513, 534, 543, 555, 560, 564, 599 Halkapınar 2: 77, 78, 125, 140, 147, 148, 240, 253, 335, 426, 434, 477, 577 Halkapınar Tramvay: 515, 539, 930
Construction
Structure type	At-grade with bridges for intermodal connection
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In Operation
Station code	3615 (TCDD) HAL (İzmir Metro)
History
Opened	20 July 1865 (railway station) 22 May 2000 (Transfer Center)
Rebuilt	2000, 2010
Electrified	2000 (750 V DCThird rail) 2001 (25 kV AC, 50 HzOHLE)
Passengers
2016	65,895(Average daily ridership)[1]
Services
Preceding station İZBAN Following station Alsancak towardsCumaovası Aliağa-Cumaovası Salhane towardsAliağa Alsancak towardsTepeköy Menemen-Tepeköy Salhane towardsMenemen Aliağa-Tepeköy (Late nights) Salhane towardsAliağa Preceding station İzmir Metro Following station Hilal towardsNarlıdere Kaymakamlık M1 Stadyum towardsEvka 3 Preceding station Tram İzmir Following station Havagazı (Westbound only) towardsFahrettin Altay Konak Tram Terminus Üniversite (Eastbound only) towardsFahrettin Altay Future services Preceding station TCDD Taşımacılık Following station Terminus Yüksek Hızlı Tren Turgutlu towardsAnkara Preceding station İzmir Metro Following station Terminus M5 Vakıflar towardsOtogar
Former services Preceding station Turkish State Railways Following station Hilal towardsİzmir (Basmane) Çiğli suburban Çınarlı towardsÇiğli Bornova suburban Mersinli towardsEge Üniversitesi
Location

Halkapınar Transfer Center (Turkish:Halkapınar Aktarma Merkezi), commonly referred to asHalkapınar Metro or justHalkapınar, is a multi-modal transportation complex inİzmir,Turkey. Located in northeastKonak, it is the largest transportation complex inİzmir, as well as theAegean Region. The complex offers connections betweenİZBANcommuter rail service,İzmir Metrorapid transit service,Tram İzmir tram service andESHOT city bus service.^[2] Halkapınar Transfer Center was originally opened in 1865 as a railway station. The transfer center opened on 22 May 2000 together with a new metro station and bus terminals and was the first complex to offer direct connection betweenheavy rail and rapid transit service in Turkey.

The oldest part of Halkapınar Transfer Center is the railway station. Originally built by theSmyrna Cassaba Railway (SCP), Halkapınar railway station opened on 20 July 1865 along with the railway fromBasmane toKarşıyaka andBornova.^[3] Halkapınar station was located just before the Bornova line diverged off the mainline to Karşıyaka and laterAfyon. The SCP was bought by theTurkish State Railways in 1934, which continued to operate commuter trains that stopped at Halkapınar.^[4]

In a plan to improve rail service around İzmir, the city municipality began planning a commuter rail and rapid transit network. Halkapınar was designated to become the primary transfer point between the two systems. In 1994, the State Railways sold theBornova Branch to the city of İzmir, which began construction of the İzmir Metro along its right-of-way.^[5] Construction of the İzmir Metro saw the addition of two new platforms and a maintenance facility at Halkapınar. The new facilities were completed in 1999 and Halkapınar Transfer Center officially opened on 22 May 2000.^[6] In anticipation for expanded commuter service toAliağa, Halkapınar station was electrified withoverhead wire. The station was electrified in 2001, but never used. In 2006, plans for a new commuter rail system, İZBAN, were finalized and the rehabilitation of the railway began. Between 2006 and 2010, Halkapınar saw a suspension of heavy rail trains, due to the construction of railway tunnels inŞirinyer andKarşıyaka. Service returned on 5 December 2010.

Ever since İZBAN began operating, Halkapınar has become the busiest station in İzmir and one of the busiest stations in Turkey. In order to accommodate the thousands of daily passengers, a second overpass was built to the east of the existing one in 2013. In 2016, Halkapınar saw a total of over 24 million boardings.^[1]

Halkapınar has a total of fiveisland platforms serving nine tracks, three for metro, four for heavy rail in the main complex and two in the tram stop. The two island platforms on the southern side are for İzmir Metro trains on theM1 Line. Out of the other two platforms, the south platform (adjacent to the İzmir Metro platforms), is for İZBAN commuter trains, while the fourth platform is currently used for parking the freight stock. Prior to 2016, that platform was used byintercity andregional trains toEskişehir,Balıkesir,Bandırma,Uşak andKonya.

On both sides of the platforms are railyards. On the north side is a small freight yard, used byTCDD Taşımacılık, for freight trains using the nearbyPort of İzmir. On the south side is the İzmir Metro'sHalkapınar Maintenance Facility, used for layovers and maintenance of their rolling stock. A new depot forTram İzmir equipment has been built, next to the metro depot. Further south of the under construction tram depot is a bus garage, used byESHOT, for their city bus fleet.

City buses arrive and depart from two separate bus terminals, located on opposite sides of the complex. The larger bus terminal, with 9 bus bays and 17 halts, is located to the southwest, accessible via Şehitler Avenue. The majority of buses depart from this terminal. The second and smaller one, with 6 bus bays and 8 halts, is located on the north side of the complex and is accessible via 1561st Street. Both terminals are accessible via the main overpass, connecting all facilities of the transfer center.

The tram station for theT2 Konak Tram is located on the southern side of the complex, along Şehitler Avenue. It is accessible via a walkway.

ESHOT operates city bus service on Halkapınar Transfer Center.

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  The western end of the station.

• Transfer Centers in Turkey
• Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1865
• Railway stations in Turkey closed in 2006
• Konak District
• İzmir Metro stations
• Proposed rapid transit stations in Turkey
• Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2010
• Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2000
• Railway stations in Turkey opened in 2018
• İZBAN stations

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